The Plough & Harrow is a very old pub situated on an old Roman and London Road. It used to be an…read moreold coaching inn, and still has the old fabulous stables, redone and adding a touch of history to the place. A few years ago it was partially ruined in a flood, but the rebuild has gone a long way to making it one of the best pubs in Tamworth. It has a very large garden, lots of tables, a canopy and outside braziers for nice but chilly spring evenings. The inside has low ceilings, exposed beams and magnolia walls. It's a nice, comfy old English pub feel, but without the tatty standard maroon carpet. There aren't many tables inside, so standing is pretty much a must. The Plough & Harrow gets really busy on weekend nights, and is a haven to the young and trendy Tamworth set (you didn't know they existed, did you?) before they go on to a club. The music is pretty decent, through speakers, and so loud on weekends that talking inside isn't very plausible. The P&H also have a very nice restaurant attached, which I haven't been to, but have heard very positive reviews about -- it's mainly Italianish food with a modern twist. The pub grub here is very good, with some different things (Cajun Chicken Sandwich, YUM), and with excellent chips. I can't rave enough about these chips, which are nearly potato wedges, nicely cooked with delicious seasoning. The main bartender/manager is a really friendly guy, and all the staff are pretty chatty and nice. They often have fun activities, both for adults in the evening and families at the weekends, like an American 4th of July party (yay!), and festivals. They provide accomodation, which some of my friends from the US took advantage of when they came over for my wedding. The rooms are all refurbished and nicely laid out, with comfy beds and decent WCs. Nothing astonishing, exccept when you consider the SUPER CHEAP price. The rooms are all a bit off from the pub, so the noise level also isn't too bad.

We followed a Qype recommendation to the Plough & Harrow when we were driving up the M42 and needed…read moreto stop for dinner. We're glad we bothered to go a little bit off the motorway, as it was a lovely place to stop. The food was excellent- a wide variety of pub favourites and more unusual stuff at reasonable prices. The atmosphere was friendly and fairly warm, it was all beautifully clean and quite cosy inside, and it was easily worth spending the 10 minutes driving that it took to get away from Tamworth motorway services. Recommended.

We turned up on spec,but they soon had us seated . The surroundings were lovely, and smart. We had…read moregreat service from a lovely lady who was knowledgeable and had good humour. Food was super- tasty and great quality Would definitely reccomend, especially for the specials nights. BB.

My favorite pub in the world…read more Excellent beers/ales, fantastic food and the location is awesome. Service is always nice.

This is the rockingest pub this side of the Pond. I absolutely adore this place, and count the…read morelandlady and landlord to be great friends. They run a grand pub, full of fun with great local music acts every Friday and most Saturdays. My husband originally strolled into this pub thinking we'd have a laugh at the local cheesy entertainment. However, the songstress, who used to perform at Disney World and with their cruise ships, knocked our socks off singing a bunch of jazz and classics, along with covering the sugar out of Amy Winehouse and The Noisettes. Well impressed like, we was. This pub used to be well known as a drug haven (and not just cannabis), and was known for having the police in nearly every weekend for fights and the like. They had topless bar maids and it was a real dive. In 2005, the current landlords came in and really cleaned the place up. They redecorated, got a bunch of very large local boys in to keep the fighters away, and added a new food menu. Slowly but surely, the place turned around to become a real community pub. It's great for families, and often have carnivals in the summer and hold community events. On the weekends, it's great for adults, as the local bands and singers they get in are absolutely fabulous (especially Partners in Crime, a favourite). The beer is cheap, and they have all the cocktail spirits a girl could want. The best part is the crowd, though. The regulars vary in age from 20-50, and it's definitely not just an old man's pub. It's a favourite of local 20-somethings to frequent before they go out to a club in Brum, and for the less adventurous of us, they often stay open til 2am, at which point we teeter home on 4" heels that seemed like such a good idea at the beginning of the evening. Everyone in the pub is friendly, always good for a laugh, and happy to chat. No fights, no drama, just good clean fun and great music, karaoke and sport during the week. The landlady makes an excellent Sunday Roast, and the wine menu has recently been revamped to add some excellent choices rarely seen in Tamworth!

Great pub, has a very traditional, cozy and casual feel to it, as if I could get a warm beverage…read moreand sit next to a fireplace...no idea if they have one or not but this is the feel I get from Boat Inn! Place is great for families as well as probably dates too and serves pretty good food, typical British pub food plus more. I enjoyed a vegetarian ravioli (delicious) but hesitated between a few other options, including the bass with risotto (colleague ordered) and the veggie burger (other colleague ordered)--both of which they said were quite good as well. Appetizers and desserts both looked great too, but none of us were interested in having more than the main course. Service was a bit all over the place (gave one of us the wrong drink, took a while to get the correct one and the waitress also forgot what one of our orders was but hey, didn't matter too much as it wasn't what I'd consider to be bad either) Hope to go back again at some point to try the other meals they have!

This is a nice cosy pub in Solihull. They have some good dark ales, no blondes ales :-(…read more. Good selection of lagers and other drinks. All the staff here are very friendly and welcoming. Good is great, make sure you check out the mushroom with pepper and Stilton sauce starter!

Fantastic food, great specials board a really great British pub, sadly too few about nowread more

AMAZING!!! As far as I remember this place has won pub food…read moreof the year ever year since Ive lived in the area. Super tasty quality food, I noticed that on the menu it even tells you which farm the meat came from, or where the ice cream was made etc. The Greek Lamb and the Gammon are both brilliant. The portions are huge and I'm always left with enough food for another meal but save room for the Holly Bush sundae because you wont ever have a such a selection of tasty locally made ice cream :) The prices are great too, last time I went it was around 30quid for the 2 of us.

Great fresh food in a delightful villge pub. They even have 2 for 1 offers on Tuesday, Wednesday…read moreand Thursday at the moment which makes it worth visiting during the week.Tradional ales along with a great atmosphere have even made this pub an award winner "Prestigious Beautiful Beer Gold Award"- Cant Be Bad? Really worth a visit.

Great home made food. The best mushroom soup of my life & healthy tuna salad. Marrrrrrrvelous!!!!!read more

wow, you won't be disappointed . small friendly pub. staff friendly and efficient. been a few times…read moreas a couple , and also as a large group. food is home made and fresh, desserts home made by owner.definately worth a visit .

a fantastically friendly pub with magnificent menu with home cooked food and a specials board that…read moreis changed from week to week

Great pub. Lovely people. Huge portions that tastes amazing. I most definitely recommend.read more

Wonderful restaurant, good American style IPA, pie of the day: steak and blue cheese. Wonderfulread more

Terrible service. 2 hour wait for starter. Near enough the same for main. Mall orders of burgers…read morewere being served quickly. The place was empy when we arrived for a 1.30 pre booked table. They even were aware it was a special birthday as our cake was in their kitchen.Dispite speaking to staff and manager our wait was still long. When food did arrive.Food overcooked..burnt chips steak and ham. Peas neve4 arrived neither did salt. Customer service disgraceful. I would say they are just a pub...playing at being a classy place to eat. Overall terrible. Certain can't recommend anyone to go there. Dont waste your time or money.

Fantastic little pub and the food is great. Try the barbary duck mmm. Locals are friendly too. Even…read morebetter go on a wine club night, highly amusing.

Visited last Saturday with my daughter for lunch. I ordered steak medium rare with peppercorn…read moresauce. The steak arrived over cooked, dry, tough and very chewy and totally tasteless, minus the peppercorn sauce which I had to request before starting my meal.. My daughter ordered the mixed grill which also included steak with peppercorn sauce which she requested medium rare. Her steak was also very over done, dry and tough and minus the peppercorn sauce, and also minus the black pudding. The chicken was very dry and the fried egg so over cooked the edges of the egg were brown and crispy. I would usually complain and request a properly cooked dish, however the table behind us were giving the waitress a hard time about their food we did not complain. But never again!

The Fox Inn is part of the Ember Inns chain of pubs/restaurants around the UK. They are pubs for…read moreadults only, with a minimum age of 14 dining outside, and 18 inside. This is not a family pub, but an adult's pub. The chain in general is a nice idea, and all the ones we've been in have been relatively samey -- nice white or light coloured exteriors, and nice, country home interiors. The Tamworth one, The Fox Inn, is very nice, with comfortable, low lighting, plus chairs, plenty of seating and some very nice touches such as artsy wallpaper and some nice art. The service here is pub service. It's friendly enough, nothing the matter with it, but nothing to get excited about either. There are some nice beers on tap, such as Spitfire, and the last time we were there, I tried a blonde bitter that was really interesting (had no idea one could combine the two!). The food is decent and not typical pub grub (though most assuredly much of it is frozen), you definitely get what you pay for, which is medium priced, decent food. Last time, hubby had the Seafood Mixed Grill, which was really interesting, with 6 different types of seafood, and all cooked well. Hurrah for the Fox, even if it is part of a chain.